Feel free to discuss and speculate._________________
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:35 am

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ReepicheepMaster

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 7120Location: Sailing into the unknown

Just Han? That could be good but he always works the best with Leia (and vice versa)._________________
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To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

I've a feeling this'll tie into Choices of One almost directly; since, from what I've gathered reading on here, Han's characterisation seemed to be the main talking point._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:10 pm

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

Joined: 04 Feb 2008Posts: 6658Location: Missouri

Well Han in CoO was just one of several stories woven into the plot. I'm wondering whether this is really just a Han book or a book with Han prominently in it._________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:15 pm

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BalooPadawan

Joined: 29 Sep 2011Posts: 71

This is awesome news! If it's set before Episode IV, I'm really psyched. Love the Han Solo Adventures by Brian Daley, would be nice to see Han go on some more adventures that don't involve the Empire.

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:48 pm

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Crash OverrideMaster

Joined: 22 Dec 2010Posts: 1962

It sounds like it will be like Daley's stories and set before Episode IV. I don't think it makes sense to place a Han novel after Episode IV without Luke or Leia. Even Shadows of the Empire contrived Dash Rendar. It's a delicate balance!

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:33 pm

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VileZeroMaster

Joined: 21 Mar 2010Posts: 816Location: Maryland

I'm guessing this was the smuggler book that all the Zahn fans were sobbing for a few months back?

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:45 pm

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Old Master BenAdministrator

Joined: 10 Nov 2007Posts: 2259Location: Georgia

Not necessarily. Zahn has said he has many ideas for future Star Wars novels - while this will feature a smuggler, I'm sure almost every other novel he would write would too. The smuggler novel was an idea hatched by a few fans, suggested to Zahn, and Zahn said he liked the idea and would talk to Shelly about it. So far there's no word that this is the same concept.

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:31 pm

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JediMara77EUC Staff

Joined: 14 Apr 2011Posts: 106Location: Disney World

The smuggler novel was based on the idea of Mara and Lando gallivanting around the galaxy trying to find Jorj Car'das. We added in Han, Karrde, and Booster to make it a smuggler-a-thon. This is definitely not that novel. _________________“You are greater than the Jedi of the former days. Because unlike the Knights of old, Jedi Luke Skywalker…you are not afraid of the dark.”

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:14 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

Joined: 15 Feb 2008Posts: 5799Location: Beyond Shadows

Smuggler-A-Thon. I love it. _________________
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:56 pm

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darthrevan1Knight

Joined: 18 Nov 2011Posts: 451

If its set in the classic era then Chewie has to be in it. I have a feeling it will tie into The Choices Of One book.

Maybe Zahn will write a number of books focusing on different characters like maybe a Lando book or a Leia book in her early years.

Sounds good ether way._________________"You see that I was right, now, dont you?. The truth is written in blood"

While most of the details (including the title) will have to wait until an official announcement is made (which I'm told will be sometime next month), I *have* been authorized to release a few tidbits concerning my now-officially-approved upcoming Star Wars novel.

First, it will be be set in the classic movie era.
Second, it will be an Ocean's Eleven-type heist caper.
And third, it will star everyone's favorite smuggler, Han Solo.

Further details to come.

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"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:16 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

Joined: 15 Feb 2008Posts: 5799Location: Beyond Shadows

I'm actually excited about this! Timothy Zahn, Han Solo, and Ocean's? I expect awesome. _________________
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:33 pm

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SidiousThrawnKnight

Joined: 07 Feb 2012Posts: 358Location: USA

Ocean's 11, humm..... might we see Lando in there?

Zahn and Solo....this should be good!!

Or as Chewie would say..."Grr..arr..woohr..grr!!"_________________"Study art...", said Thrawn.